When are the rest coming back?
An Army spokesman in Washington D.C. and a Fort Stewart public affairs sergeant said Thursday afternoon that no replacement unit has been named and no redeployment date has been set.

Clergy response to crime victims
Local victim advocates will meet next week with clergy and other faith community youth workers to help guide them on how to respond to crime victims. This year's theme is child abuse.

DaimlerChrysler's first-quarter profit shrinks
DETROIT -- DaimlerChrysler AG said Thursday it will be difficult for its U.S.-based Chrysler Group to achieve its 2003 profit target, following a first quarter in which heavy incentives and lower volume offset cost savings.

There's no place like home
The 15th Air Support Operations Squadron welcomed home 10 members Thursday night. The unit, based at Fort Stewart, fights alongside the 3rd Infantry Division to call in air strikes on the battlefield. They are among the first local troops to return from the war.

Seniors gather to learn safety tips
It was the third annual gathering sponsored by Chatham County Seniors and Law Enforcement Together (S.A.L.T.), created more than three years ago to provide information and resources to area seniors.

County tax collection fee settled in Legislature
The passage of local legislation to end squabbling between the Chatham County Commission and the Savannah-Chatham school district sets a compromise tax collection fee, but it doesn't quell the bad blood.

Private docks bill headed to governor
ATLANTA -- Private docks built along coastal waterways would be exempt from the 33-year-old Coastal Marshlands Protection Act under a bill given final approval Friday by the General Assembly.

Legislature agrees on indigent defense plan
The House and Senate overwhelmingly passed a conference-committee agreement Friday that creates a statewide system of public defenders to represent poor Georgians charged with crimes.

Editorial: Baby steps with N. Korea
EXPECTATIONS FOR denuclearizing the Korean peninsula anytime soon are about as favorable as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays winning the World Series this fall. However, long, difficult journeys are best completed one step at a time.

Legends around town
As the Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf gets into full swing Savannah is abuzz in spring tourism. This week the Savannah Morning News will take a look at the places and people where tournament tourists travel.

Gnats' Girdley shuts down Lake County
EASTLAKE, Ohio -- Josh Girdley threw 5.2 innings of shutout baseball Thursday to help lead Savannah to a 3-1 win against Lake County in South Atlantic League action.